{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"FRANZ ULRICH WALKUP","chatgptsummary":"Franz Ulrich Walkup's biography shows military service and technical training in gunsmithing and machining, alongside a completed bachelor's degree and MBA pursuit. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate experience with Tennessee recording statutes, land title indexing, or public records management workflows.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nFranz Ulrich Walkup is a Republican candidate for Cannon County Register of Deeds in the August 6, 2026 county general election, challenging incumbent Sandy Hollandsworth [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nWalkup was born September 12, 1988, in Reutlingen, Germany, and moved to the United States in 2001 [2]. He is from Woodbury, Tennessee [1][2].\n\n## Career\n\nWalkup joined the U.S. Army after his brother, 1st Lt. Frank Bland Walkup IV, was killed in action in Iraq in 2007 [1][2]. He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, then deployed to Iraq in 2010 with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, for Operation New Dawn [1][2]. He later deployed to Afghanistan as a Forward Observer with 3rd Platoon, Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team [1][2]. On September 29, 2012, in Afghanistan's Wardak Province, he sustained five gunshot wounds from Afghan National Army soldiers, causing polytrauma including major nerve damage to his legs and severe abdominal injuries, and was awarded the Purple Heart [1][2]. He was treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, underwent 78 surgeries, and received a specially adapted home in Woodbury in December 2016 through the Gary Sinise Foundation's R.I.S.E. program [1][2]. After his recovery, Walkup attended the Colorado School of Trades' gunsmith program, graduating in October 2016, then returned to Woodbury, completed machinist school, earned a bachelor's degree, and went to work for Barrett Firearms Manufacturing while pursuing an MBA [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [SGT. Franz Walkup](https://www.chamberlainsociety.org/heroes/nashville-heroes/sgt-franz-walkup/), The Joshua Chamberlain Society - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [\"U.S. Army Veteran injured in war received a new home in Woodbury\"](https://www.wgnsradio.com/article/34011/u-s-army-veteran-injured-in-war-received-a-new-home-in-woodbury), WGNS Radio, December 22, 2016 - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [\"2026 Election Field Continues to Grow\"](https://www.wbry.com/2026-election-field-continues-to-grow/), WBRY FM 107.1/1540 - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"FRANZ","lastname":"WALKUP","middlename":"ULRICH","suffix":null,"token":"IHgXcOtFuR"},"token":"franz_ulrich_walkup"},{"candidatename":"SANDY HOLLANDSWORTH","chatgptsummary":"Sandy Hollandsworth's biography shows relevant experience as an incumbent Register of Deeds since 2014 and completion of certified training in financial issues and ethics. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate specific experience with electronic submission workflows or budget management for modern record systems.","notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nSandy Fletcher Hollandsworth is the incumbent Cannon County Register of Deeds, running for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election against Republican challenger Franz Walkup [3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nHollandsworth grew up in the Auburntown Community [1]. She completed the County Officials Certificate Training Program through the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service - four core and 40 elective classes covering financial issues, ethics, leadership, and workplace environment - earning the Certified Public Administrator designation in April 2018 [1].\n\n## Career\n\nHollandsworth assisted the previous Register of Deeds, Debbie Morris, before being elected to the office herself in 2014 [1][2].\n\n## Office history\n\nFirst elected Register of Deeds in 2014, Hollandsworth ran for a second term unopposed in the 2018 county general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [\"Sandy Hollandsworth announces candidacy for Register of Deeds\"](https://www.cannoncourier.com/article/15773/sandy-hollandsworth-announces-candidacy-for-register-of-deeds), The Cannon Courier, May 2, 2018 - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Register of Deeds - Cannon County, Tennessee](https://cannoncountytn.gov/registrar/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [\"2026 Election Field Continues to Grow\"](https://www.wbry.com/2026-election-field-continues-to-grow/), WBRY FM 107.1/1540 - accessed 2026-07-06","firstname":"SANDY","lastname":"HOLLANDSWORTH","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"2lspfzbazA"},"token":"sandy_hollandsworth"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"register_of_deeds","o.office":null,"office":"register","officedescription":"The register of deeds maintains the county's permanent public record of real-property instruments \u2014 deeds, mortgages, liens, and plats \u2014 and collects the state transfer and mortgage taxes on them. The record the office keeps is the legal backbone of property ownership.","officequalities":"- Records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes, the recording-tax schedule, and the increasingly-electronic submission workflow used by title companies.\n- Accuracy and indexing discipline \u2014 an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.\n- Public-access service: the records are open, and the office serves both professional users and individual property owners.\n- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, modern record system.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Register of Deeds","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-02","title":"Cannon County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://cannoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Total-Ballot.pdf"},"title":"Register Of Deeds"}